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French pair held until trial after boys abandoned by road in Portugal
Key takeaways
- The boys were found on Tuesday evening crying beside a road near Alcacer do Sal, about 100km (60 miles) south of Lisbon.
- As they were being led into court on Saturday morning, the man shouted "I love you" in French and the boys' mother sang.
- A judge subsequently ordered the pair be placed in pre-trial detention, French and Portuguese media report.
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Olivia Ireland Getty Images Frenchwoman Marine R leaving the Setubal courthouse on Saturday A French woman and her partner will remain in custody after allegedly abandoning her two young boys on a roadside in the south of Portugal, a court has ruled.
The boys were found on Tuesday evening crying beside a road near Alcacer do Sal, about 100km (60 miles) south of Lisbon. The woman and her partner, identified by authorities as Marine R and Marc B, were arrested in Fatima on Thursday.
As they were being led into court on Saturday morning, the man shouted "I love you" in French and the boys' mother sang.
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